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Danielle Lay

Investor

Partner, Technology Investing Team at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Bay Area

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

30 Under 30 2022 · Venture Capital

About

Danielle Lay is a Partner on NEA's Technology Investing Team, investing from seed to growth in generational companies focused on AI applications and physical AI. Before joining NEA in 2017, she worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. She holds a BA in Economics, Business Institutions and Chinese from Northwestern University.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningRobotics

Experience

  1. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Principal2019 — 2023
  3. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Investor2017 — 2019
  4. Northwestern UniversityNUSeeds Alumni Investment Committee2019 — 2022
  5. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2017New York
  6. DesignWorksFounder & CEO2013 — 2016
  7. The EconomistAnalyst2013Hong Kong

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityUndergraduate, Economics major; Chinese minor; Business minor
  2. Chinese International School | 漢基國際學校Hong Kong

Investments

Investor

BeehiivDatabentoPatreonPhysical IntelligenceWorkera.ai

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Aaron Jacobson
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Albert Lee
Advisor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alex Sharata
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alexa Grabelle
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Andrew Schoen
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ann Bordetsky
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Antony Yang
Investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Network9

Andrew SchoenScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ann BordetskyScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Forest BaskettScout
Special Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Greg PapadopoulosScout
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aaron Jacobson
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Albert Lee
Advisor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alex Sharata
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Antony Yang
Investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Danielle Lay work?
Danielle Lay is Partner, Technology Investing Team at New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
What does Danielle Lay invest in?
Danielle Lay invests in AI & Machine Learning, Robotics.
What check size does Danielle Lay write?
Danielle Lay typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)118

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